■ Structure and Features Structures of L-Ball LHSA

L-Balls are self-aligning rod-ends consisting of

Body
a special zinc die-cast alloy body and a studded ball
which has its axis at right angles to the body. Ball-stud
They can perform tilting movement, oscillating move-

●L-Balls ment and rotation with low torque, and transmit power
smoothly due to uniform clearance between the slid-
●L-Ball Dust Cover ing surfaces. Bushing
Their superior wear resistance assures stable accura- (Low carbon steel)
cy for long periods of time, and maintenance is sim-
ple. They are very economical bearings.
For these reasons, they are widely used in link mech- Body

anisms in automobiles, construction machinery, farm Ball-stud

and packaging machines, etc.

■ Types
Dust cover

Bushing
(Copper alloy)
L-Balls are available in various types as shown in
Table 1.
and upwards
Table 1 Type of L-Balls Body
Ball-stud
L-Ball dust
Type L-Ball
cover

Model code LHSA LHS PRC

L-Ball LHSA Dust cover Bushing

These are compact rod-ends in which the spherical (Fixed to the body) (Copper alloy)
part of the ball-stud are held by the special zinc die-
cast alloy body. There is a dust cover on the stud
side and good quality lithium soap base grease is pre-
packed. They can be run for long periods of time
without re-lubrication and have excellent lubrication Structure of L-Ball LHS
and anti-dust properties.
As shown in the structural drawing, these rod-ends Body
are classified into 3 types by size. In addition, the
ball-studs of LHSA 10 and lower are formed in one

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solid body, but those of LHSA 12 and higher, which
are used under large loads, have the stud friction-
welded to a high precision steel ball to give greater
resistance to wear.
Ball-stud
L-Ball LHS
These rod-ends have a friction-welded ball-stud, and
a special zinc die-cast alloy body which houses the
spherical surface of the high precision steel ball.
There is an almost complete contact across the slid- base grease, they have excellent lubrication and anti-
ing surfaces, and the uniform clearance guarantees a dust properties and can run for long periods of time
stable bearing life. without re-lubrication.
An L-Ball dust cover can be attached to these rod- When the L-Ball LHS is delivered with a dust cover on
ends. If the rod-ends are lubricated with lithium soap request, lithium soap base grease is prepacked.

K45 K46
L-Ball Dust Cover PRC
This is for the L-Ball LHS series. It is made of special
synthetic rubber which has excellent resistance to oil
and ozone. The cover offers very effective dust pro-
tection and prevents grease leakage.
■ Accuracy ■ Selection of L-Balls
The accuracy of L-Balls is shown in Table 2. The static load capacity and maximum operating load
of L-Balls are determined in consideration of the
Table 2 Tolerance strength of the ball stud and the body. Accordingly,
L-Balls are selected on the basis of the static load
LHSA LHS
capacity C s shown in the dimension table and the
■ Lubrication
LHSA is prepacked with lubricating grease ALVANIA
GREASE S2 (SHOWA SHELL SEKIYU K.K.). LHS is
not provided with prepacked grease. Perform proper
lubrication.
Operating LHS without lubrication will increase the

■ Identification Number maximum operating load shown in Table 3. wear of the sliding contact surface or cause seizure.

The identification number of L-Balls consists of a

Static load capacity

r1

r1
model code, a size and any supplemental codes as
shown in the examples.
V V
The static load capacity Cs shown in the dimension ■ Operating Temperature Range
table represents the allowable axial force F which is The maximum allowable temperature for L-Balls is
determined by the mechanical strength of the ball- +80℃ .
Examples of identification number unit: mm stud at the section 'A' under the bending moment due
to the force F as illustrated in Fig. 1. If F increases
Example 1 (Female thread of the dody Type Dimension symbol Tolerance
beyond the static load capacity, deformation will begin
: In case of right-hand threaded)
r1 ± 0.5
at A, leading to breakage. ■ Precautions for Use
Model code Size LHSA  0 1 Tightening depth
V
LHSA 8 − 0.2（1） 　 It is recommended that the tightening depth of the
r1 ± 0.4 screw into the body is more than twice the nominal
F
Type LHS diameter of thread.
V    h9
Size of thread Note(1)　This dimensional tolerance applies to LHSA 5 and higher.
2 Allowable tilting angle
（M8）
　 The allowable tilting angle is shown in Table 4.
A
Example 2 (Female thread of the body F′ Table 4 Allowable tilting angle
: In case of left threaded)

Supplemental Fig. 1
Model code Size code

LHSA 8 L
Maximum operating load
Left-handed thread
The strength of the body must also be taken into con- V

sideration when L-Balls are operated in a high-tem-

Example 3 (when a dust cover PRC is perature or low-temperature atmosphere or receive
attached to LHS)
repetitive loads of long duration or shock loads. A
guideline for maximum operating load of L-Balls is α α
Supplemental
Model code Size code shown in Table 3. When the fixing bolt in the main
body is fixed and a load is applied in the direction of unit: degree
LHS 8 D F′ , the bending stress in the fixing bolt must be taken
into consideration.
Nominal dia. mm
V
LHSA
α
LHS
α
K
With dust cover
  4 15 −
Table 3 Maximum operating load unit: N
  5 17 15
Identification Maximum Identification Maximum   6 17 17
number operating load number operating load   8 18 18
LHSA 4    840 LHS  5    880 10 19 19
LHSA 5 1 180 LHS  6 1 080 12 19 19
LHSA 6 1 080 LHS  8 1 630 14 20 20
LHSA 8 1 900 LHS10 2 100 16 − 20
LHSA10 2 170 LHS12 2 620 18 − 21
LHSA10M 2 170 LHS14 3 190 20 − 20
LHSA12 2 790 LHS16 3 820 22 − 21
LHSA14 3 540 LHS18 4 610
− − LHS20 5 340
− − LHS22 6 460
1N=0.102kgf=0.2248lbs.
K47 1mm=0.03937inch
K48
 L-BALL

L
D L1

D
2

W1
W1
S
1
L2 W2
V
LHSA 4 LHSA 8

D1
2

3
LHSA 5 LHSA 10
LHSA 6 LHSA 10M
P S 11 LHSA 12
LHSA 14

Mass Boundary dimensions　mm Static load

(Ref.) capacity
Identification number Thread
シールド形 Ball dia. Cs
g S V D L L1 L2 l1 W1 W2 D1 D2 r P r1 r球面外輪
2 r3
N
＊ ＊
LHSA    4 11 M  4×0.7 4 14 25 18 8 4 8 ─   8 10 19.5   5.5 ＊   7   7   5   8   880
LHSA    5 27 M  5×0.8 5 17 38.5 30 16 5 10 ─ 10 12 32.5   8 12 13 10 11.112 1 180
LHSA    6 27 M  6×1 6 19 39.5 30 16 5 10 ─ 10 12 32.5   8 12 13 10 11.112 1 670
LHSA    8 64 M  8×1.25 8 24 48 36 19 5 14 14 13 16 41.5 10 14.5 17 12.5 15 4 380
LHSA  10 106 M10×1.25 10 28 57 43 23 6.5 17 17 15 19 49 12 16 21 17 19.05 7 400
LHSA  10M 106 M10×1.5 10 28 57 43 23 6.5 17 17 15 19 49 12 16 21 17 19.05 7 400
LHSA  12 180 M12×1.75 12 34 67 50 27 6.5 19 19 17.5 22 64 14 20 30 20 22.225 9 900
LHSA  14 260 M14×2 14 38 76 57 30 8 22 22 20 25 72 17 22.5 33.5 22 25.4 14 600

Remarks1.   The item marked ＊ is manufactured with a neck diameter of φ3.4. The item marked ＊ is manufactured with a diameter of φ5.5
＊
instead of a width across flats.
2.   Provided with prepacked grease.

1N=0.102kgf=0.2248lbs.
K49 1mm=0.03937inch
K50
 L-BALL
L
D L1

W
S
r1
L2

r2

D1
r3

D2
P S l1

LHS

Mass Boundary dimensions　mm Static load

(Ref.) capacity
Identification number Thread Ball dia. Cs
g S V D B L L1 L2 l1 W D1 D2 r P r1 r2 r3
N

LHS    5 22 M  5×0.8 5 17   6   35.5 27 16   4   9   9 11 30.5   8 10 15 11 11.112   2 080
LHS    6 32 M  6×1 6 19.5   6.75   39.7 30 16   5 11 10 13 36.5 10 11.5 18.5 14 12.7 3 290
LHS    8 60 M  8×1.25 8 24   9   48 36 19   5 14 12.5 16 44 11 14.5 21.5 15 15.875 4 900
LHS  10 102 M10×1.5 10 28 10.5   57 43 23   6.5 17 15 19 52.5 13 17 26 18 19.05 7 640
LHS  12 160 M12×1.75 12 32 12   66 50 27   6.5 19 17.5 22 61 17 20 30 20 22.225 12 400
LHS  14 227 M14×2 14 36 13.5   75 57 30   8 22 20 25 69 17 22.5 33.5 22 25.4 14 600
LHS  16 300 M16×2 16 40 15   84 64 36   8 22 22 27 74 19 24.5 35.5 23 28.575 19 500
LHS  18 445 M18×1.5 18 45 16.5   93.5 71 40 10 27 25 31 84 22 27.5 40.5 25 31.75 25 600
LHS  20 580 M20×1.5 20 49 18 101.5 77 43 10 30 27.5 34 90.5 24 30 43 27 34.925 31 600
LHS  22 765 M22×1.5 22 54 20 111 84 47 12 32 30 37 99 27 32.5 47.5 30 38.1 39 800

Remark   No grease is prepacked. Perform proper lubrication.

1N=0.102kgf=0.2248lbs.
K51 1mm=0.03937inch
K52
 L-BALL
L-Ball Dust Cover
Y

X E F

H
Z

G
PRC

Boundary dimensions　mm

Identification number
X Y E F Z G H

PRC   5 20 29 10 19 16   8   8

PRC   6 22 31 11 20 19   9.5   9.5
PRC   8 27 38.5 13.5 25 24 12 12
PRC  10 31 45.5 15.5 30 27 14 13
PRC  12 36 53 18 35 32 16.5 15.5
PRC  14 40 60 20 40 36.5 19 17.5
PRC  16 44 68 22 46 40 20.5 19.5
PRC  18 49 74.5 24.5 50 46 23.5 22.5
PRC  20 54 82 27 55 50 25.5 24.5
PRC  22 59 89.5 29.5 60 53.5 27.5 26

1N=0.102kgf=0.2248lbs.
K53 1mm=0.03937inch
K54